Birds and Singing Bowl
101 Oil Studies, No. 19
Objective: Test Winson & Newton Indian Red as initial wash color; gain experience with linseed oil.
Painted in 9 working sessions from 25 March to 30 April 2024.
Pigments (Winsor & Newton Artists' oil colour): Indian Red, terra rosa, burnt umber, Vandyke brown, yellow ochre, Naples yellow, terre verte, Winsor violet, zinc white. Mediums: Gamsol, linseed oil.
Centurion OP DLX oil primed linen, 30.4 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)
Painted during Maria Cole's drawing/painting class at the New Mexico Art League studio. The difference in the color of the two birds is the use of terre verte, left bird, to desaturated the Vandyke brown in both birds. Maria suggested using Winsor violet to darken the interior ot the bowl--very effective!
After Action Evaluation: (1) Go easy on the linseed oil. Areas here were too heavily saturated, which delayed progress and added more sheen than desired. (2) Compare to Alla Prima Study 3 (in my Oil Painting album), which also uses one of these figurines. Even though I still like the earlier paiting, what a difference thirteen months make.
Birds and Singing Bowl
101 Oil Studies, No. 19
Objective: Test Winson & Newton Indian Red as initial wash color; gain experience with linseed oil.
Painted in 9 working sessions from 25 March to 30 April 2024.
Pigments (Winsor & Newton Artists' oil colour): Indian Red, terra rosa, burnt umber, Vandyke brown, yellow ochre, Naples yellow, terre verte, Winsor violet, zinc white. Mediums: Gamsol, linseed oil.
Centurion OP DLX oil primed linen, 30.4 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 inches)
Painted during Maria Cole's drawing/painting class at the New Mexico Art League studio. The difference in the color of the two birds is the use of terre verte, left bird, to desaturated the Vandyke brown in both birds. Maria suggested using Winsor violet to darken the interior ot the bowl--very effective!
After Action Evaluation: (1) Go easy on the linseed oil. Areas here were too heavily saturated, which delayed progress and added more sheen than desired. (2) Compare to Alla Prima Study 3 (in my Oil Painting album), which also uses one of these figurines. Even though I still like the earlier paiting, what a difference thirteen months make.